postilena

Latin
FWOTD – 21 August 2018

Etymology

post- +‎ habēna.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pos.tiˈleː.na/, [pɔs̠t̪ɪˈɫ̪eːnä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pos.tiˈle.na/, [post̪iˈlɛːnä]

Noun

postilēna f (genitive postilēnae); first declension

  1. crupper (contrivance to keep a saddle from sliding forward)
    • c. 180 BCE, Plautus, Casina 124–125:
      Ita te aggerunda curvom aqua faciam probe
      ut postilena possit ex te fieri.
      I’ll make you so thoroughly bent with carrying water that a crupper might be manufactured out of you.
    Antonym: antilēna

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative postilēna postilēnae
Genitive postilēnae postilēnārum
Dative postilēnae postilēnīs
Accusative postilēnam postilēnās
Ablative postilēnā postilēnīs
Vocative postilēna postilēnae

Descendants
  • Italian: pósola, posolina
  • Sicilian: pistulena
  • Venetian: pósena

References
  • postilena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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